Digitization Information Objects: The Case for Standardized Digitization Project Specifications

While we now have mature, proven guidelines (FADGI) which provide solid recommendations on how to create proper master files, beyond targets and the ability measure them, cultural heritage community lacks easily consumable, flexible specifications for conducting actual projects. Moreover, there is a general lack of examples FADGI-compliant Statements Work, leading much re-invention wheel even library archival personnel deciding not use FADGI at all. This puts inexperienced users decided disadvantage creates formidable barrier entry new practitioners who want their As discussed in this paper, DIO (or Digitization Information Object) data model encompassing all technical parameters still image digitization project. At its core, schema intrinsically tied FADGI, enforces compliance through use. It provides common, machine-readable instruction set digitization-facing software programs. allows consuming applications be quickly precisely configured per-project specify output parameters, configure post-processing workflows, verify both working files huge batches completed content scale, plain-English text project's Statement Work -- from same JSON file.